Neonatologists James Collins and Richard David specialize in the care of infants born too soon or too small. Their research on differences in birth outcomes between African American and white American women points to a provocative idea: the cumulative stress of racism is taking a toll on African American families even before they are born.

Jack Shonkoff Interview

In this original interview, Dr. Jack Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, discusses the importance of early childhood experiences on life-long health, learning, and success. He describes the effect of toxic stress on brain development, and asserts that we have a moral and economic incentive to provide the best environments for all children or pay the price later in the form of reduced productivity and the burden of chronic disease.

Scott Horton Interviews Howard Zinn
April 7th, 2008

Historian Howard Zinn discusses the long history of American imperialism from the genocide of the American Indians to the wars against Mexico, Spain, the Good War, and the "war on terrorism," and the long and proud history of the American antiwar movement.

Scott Horton Interviews Philippe Sands
May 16th, 2008

Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London discusses the Geneva Conventions, the tortured "20th hijacker" al Quatani, and the Military Commissions Act of 2006.


This audio is part of the collection: Community Audio
It also belongs to collection:

Artist/Composer: sgl
Keywords: Great Speeches and Interviews; James Collins; Richard David; Jack Shonkoff; Scott Horton; Howard Zinn; Philippe Sands; Geneva Conventions; American imperialism; genocide; American Indians; American antiwar movement; toxic stress; Neonatologists; racism; al Quatani

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

Individual Files

Be the first to write a review
Downloaded 26 times Reviews